Albert Wiggan is a Bardi and Nyul Nyul man from the Dampier Peninsular north of Broome. He was taught the traditional practice of building mangrove log rafts by his father. Now he is teaching the next generation.

"For thousands of years the Indigenous people or saltwater people from this particular area of Australia have been...building the raft and using it for their main source of transport." Mr Wiggan says.

The rafts are a deceptively simple looking arrangement of mangrove logs. But highly specialised knowledge is needed to select the right trees and assemble them using traditional techniques.

"My father taught me a lot of things in regard to heritage and culture." says Mr Wiggan. "I just feel that it's really important for kids nowadays who aren't surrounded by much culture and heritage to at least get a constant reminder by us the next generation."

Listen to Albert Wiggan describe how he builds a traditional mangrove log raft to Vanessa Mills on Kimberley Mornings.